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How to implement a room correction device

by Nyal Mellor April 25, 2014

Speaker off axis: coaxial speakers

by Nyal Mellor April 20, 2014

This blog article is the fifth in a series on speaker directivity and off axis response. This article will consider the off axis response of coaxial speakers and consequences for acoustic design.

Speaker off axis: constant directivity horn waveguide speakers

by Nyal Mellor March 06, 2014

This blog article is the fourth in a series on speaker directivity and off axis response. This article will consider the off axis response of constant directivity speakers and consequences for acoustic design.

Speaker off axis response: forward firing cone / dome speakers

by Nyal Mellor January 14, 2014

This blog article is the third in a series on speaker directivity and off axis response. Today we will look at the directivity characteristics of forward firing cone / dome speakers. This category of speaker design represents the vast majority of speakers manufactured today and what most people own.

Speaker off axis response: psychoacoustic and subjective importance

by Nyal Mellor December 12, 2013

This article focuses on why speaker directivity and off axis response is important to the quality of sound reproduction that we get in our home theaters, two channel listening rooms and project studios.

Speaker directivity / off axis response: theory and measurement techniques

by Nyal Mellor December 07, 2013

This blog article is the first in a mini-series about speaker directivity or off axis frequency response. For us the two most important things in determining sound quality in a home theater or stereo are the speaker and the room.